"War brings out thieves and peace hangs..." - Quote by Niccolo Machiavelli

“And above all you ought to guard against leading an army to fight which is afraid or which is not confident of victory. For the greatest sign of an impending loss is when one does not believe one can win.”

“as the physicians say it happens in hectic fever, that in the beginning of the malady it is easy to cure but difficult to detect, but in the course of time, not having been either detected or treated in the beginning, it becomes easy to detect but difficult to cure”

“Benefits should be granted little by little, so that they may be better enjoyed.”

“If a good person does you wrong, act as though you had not noticed it. If we practice and eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, soon the wholeworld will be blind and toothless.”

“Non-co-operation intended to pave the way to real honourable and voluntary co-operation based on mutual respect and trust.”

“I prefer the most unfair peace to the most righteous war.”

“As a remedy to life in society I would suggest the big city. Nowadays, it is the only desert within our means.”

“Humanity is outraged in me and with me.”

“Scientists announced today that they have discovered a cure for apathy. However, they claim no one has shown the slightest interest in it.”